The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies
The Organisation for those who love Cornwall.
"Cuntelleugh an brewyon us gesys na vo kellys travyth"
(Gather up the fragments that are left that nothing be lost.)
|
The comprehensive gazetteer of the medieval fortifications and castles of CornwallLostwithiel Duchy PalaceAlso known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Restormil; Raistormel In the
civil parish of Lostwithiel. Range of buildings including a coinage hall, county court, stannary offices, prison and exchequer constructed in 1290. The coinage hall has been converted into a masonic lodge in 1878, the rest into warehouses, and dwellings.This site
has been described as a Palace. A high status manor house. That is a
fundamentally domestic building of a high status person usual a bishop
or member of the royal family. Usually more elaborate that a fortified
manor but a small bishops palace, such as the one at Lyddington might
be quite modest compared to a large fortified manor. All these high
status building had some fortifications, if only to keep out thieves,
but were probably not seen, even by the contemporary people, as being
military buildings. Included in this definition, for the purposes of
this site, are Royal hunting lodges. These could vary from sizable
buildings, even castles, with courts and gaols to simple timber
building providing short term accommodation. The
confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain. Major remains.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SX104596
Sources of information, references and further reading
Registered Charity No. 247283 “Safeguarding the past for the future”
|
|||||||||||
|
Our Other Websites |
|||||||||||
THE GATEHOUSE 
